Study of owls, vultures, hawks and eagles.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: ERPI Classroom Films, Inc.
Sponsor: N/A
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Animals: Birds; Natural history; Ornithology

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: DiamondPaul - - December 20, 2008
Subject: Great film
Don't let the jaded tastes of the reviewers below stop you from watching this. To see these spectacular birds and thier young is really a treat. Beautiful creatures!

Reviewer: samrees - - March 11, 2006
Subject: are these birds stuffed or what?
in itself, really not a great film. but i reckon you could take samples from the footage or audio and do some lovely stuff with it. that narrators voice is super! and some of the shots are fairly interesting just because theyre not as slick as todays wildlife docs.
i liked the bit where the hand came on to show the ear

Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - October 29, 2003
Subject: Score One for the Owls
Dry Encyclopedia Brittanica film about owls, vultures, and hawks. Now IÂm a real owl fan, and the owls in this film are as great as owls usually are, but no thanks to the filmÂs presentation of them. The filmmakers must have been thinking, ÂLetÂs take a really interesting subject, like prey birds, and see how boring we can make it. God help us if an educational film actually holds students interest.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: *. Weirdness: *. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ** (gets an extra star for the presence of owls).

Reviewer: Spuzz - - January 30, 2003
Subject: There's a bird.. and there's another one!
In this rather blah overview of Birds of Prey, many birds are briefly discussed, shown their young, and then we move on to the next bird. Rather bizarre bit with the human hand totally coming from nowhere to show where the eardrums are located on Barn Owls. Film could have used some music to lighten things up a bit.

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A study of several American birds of prey.
Introductory scenes show the general characteristics of birds of preyÑtheir talons for grasping and carrying prey, and their curved beaks for tearing flesh. The commentator classifies these carnivorous birds as owls, vultures, hawks, and eagles.
The barn owl, great horned owl, screech owl, and snowy owl are shown as representative of their group. Animated maps indicate the range and migrations of the several species. As a barn owl is shown flying after a field mouse, the commentator describes the former's keen eyes, sensitive ears, and fringed wings. The commentator states that the fringe on the wings enables the owl to fly silently. Young barn owls and great horned owls are shown. A view of a screech owl in her nest in a hollow tree illustrates this bird's protective coloration.
The range and migrations of the turkey vulture and the black vulture are shown by maps. Black vultures feed on a carcass. The commentator explains that they are scavengers. Several views follow of the young being fed.
Four species of hawks are illustratedÑthe spar row hawk, the marsh hawk, the rough-legged hawk, and the red-tailed hawk. Range and migrations of these hawks are shown by animated maps. The sparrow hawk and its young are shown nesting in a hollow tree. The marsh hawk is shown feeding its young in its nest in marshland reeds. The young of the rough-legged hawk and those of the red-tailed hawk are shown in their nests. A redtailed hawk wheels high in the air.




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